The National Football League today announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 13. Winfield Jr. became the fifth safety in team history to win Defensive Player of the Week accolades and the first since Mike Edwards in Week 2 of the 2021 season.
Winfield Jr. was one of two players across the league to record both a sack and an interception in Week 13, joining Jacksonville Jaguars edge rusher Josh Allen. Winfield is tied with Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.